Qian Zhenghao (, born January 5, 2001), also known as Jefferson Qian, is a Chinese singer, dancer, rapper, songwriter, and composer. He is best known for participating in the survival show ''

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'', where he ranked 11th, as well as his participation in ''

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''. , Qian is a

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Early life

Qian Zhenghao was raised in Shanghai, China by his parents and attended a private school. At age 13, Qian participated in a children's singing show called ''China's New Voice Generation Season 2''. Qian went to a studio to record an album every year to preserve his voice. At age 14, he participated in a dog-training competition with his dog, Rocky.

Career

2014: Singing debut

After participating in ''China's New Voice Generation Season 2'', Qian became a student of singer

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, marking his official entrance into the entertainment industry. In the show, Qian performed " The Monster" with Shang and "

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" with

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2015–2017: Becoming a trainee

In 2015, Qian became a trainee under the record label Younger Culture. He went to South Korea to further his training, often participating in live performances with his fellow trainees.

2018: ''Idol Producer'' and debuting as an artist

In January 2018, he participated in reality show ''

'' as a contestant. His first performance was a cover of "

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", receiving a "B" in ranking evaluation and impressing the judges with his vocal skills. However, he received an "F" in the second ranking evaluation when he failed to memorize the dance moves and lyrics of the theme song, also receiving criticism from vocal mentor

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. Later, a limited number of trainees who received "F" grades were allowed to participate in making a music video of the theme song. Qian succeeded in joining the performance. He finished the show in 11th place, two spots shy of joining the final group. In August 2018, Qian released his first EP, ''My Art 0.5''. He also participated in fellow ''Idol Producer'' contestant Zhou Rui's album ''Unsolvable Problem'' (无解题), where he was featured on the song "I'll Never". In December 2018, he was admitted to the

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2019–present: Joining ''Singer 2019''

In January 2019, Qian was chosen as the second "National's Recommended Singer", later facing Super-Vocal finalists in the second Pre-Challenge Face-Off in the music show ''

''. He was eliminated in the knockoff challenge, but he returned for a final performance. In April 2019, Qian joined a show called I am a Singer created by ''

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'' and won the show along with his teammates.

Discography

Album

Extended plays

Singles

As featured artist

Soundtracks

References

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